Egypt — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Sesame
Egypt received 5 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Sesame, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2021-Q3 and 2024-Q2. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella spp. and Salmonella. The list below gives each of these 6 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 6 carry the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2021-Q3 | 0 |
| 2021-Q4 | 0 |
| 2022-Q1 | 1 |
| 2022-Q2 | 0 |
| 2022-Q3 | 0 |
| 2022-Q4 | 0 |
| 2023-Q1 | 1 |
| 2023-Q2 | 1 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2024.4913 Salmonella in sifted sesame seeds from Egypt Notified by Cyprus. Result Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella spp.
- 2024.1091 Salmonella spp. in tahina from Egypt Notified by Cyprus. Result Possitive 2 out of 5 samples (limit Negative 5 out of 5 samples /25g). Salmonella spp
- 2023.3483 Salmonella spp in Tahini from Egypt Notified by Cyprus. Destroyed. Result Present (limit Absence /25g). Salmonella spp
- 2023.0585 SALMONELLA SPP IN SESAME PASTE FROM EGYPT Notified by Cyprus. Destroyed. Result Present (limit Absence /25g). Salmonella spp.
- 2022.0648 Presence of Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Egypt Notified by Greece. Result Presence of Salmonella spp. (limit absence /25g). Salmonella
- 2020.4765 Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in Sesame Paste (Tahini) from Egypt Notified by Cyprus. Result Detected (limit Absence /25g). Salmonella spp.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 7 notifications since 2020 concerned sesame from Egypt found after entering the EU — 5 alerts, 2 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 29%, official control on the market 29%, monitoring or surveillance sample 14%, consumer complaint or illness 14%, at the EU border 14%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- 2026.8754 alertSalmonella detected in Pure Sesame Tahini from Egypt via Italy Notified by Malta. Monitoring or surveillance sample. Result Detected (limit 0 /25g). Salmonella
- 2025.3566 alertFragmentos metálicos en semillas de sésamo procedentes de Egipto a través de Países Bajos // Metal fragments in organic sesame seeds from Egypt via The Netherlands Notified by Spain. Company's own check, destroyed.
- 2024.7802 info: attentionSalmonella group E in sesame paste from Egypt Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result nachgewiesen /// detected. Salmonella group E
- 2024.6741 alertMetal pieces in Organic Sesame Seeds from Egypt Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2024.4954 alertSalmonella Mbandaka in tahini sesame paste from Egypt, via France Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result qualitativer Nachweis in 25 g (limit nicht nachweisbar null). Salmonella
- 2024.2420 info: attentionTahina Tannourie (sesampasta) Notified by Sweden. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. Result 12500. peanut
- 2023.3011 alertSalmonella in Tahini paste from Egypt Notified by Slovenia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result positive. Salmonella spp.
Data and downloads
Download all 13 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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